Cover for cooking utensils.



w. P081613. WWW; COVER FOR COOKING UTENSiLS, REPLICATIUN HLED APR. 16,1.914.-

Patented m 10, 1915.

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'rnewniithat we, Ninnnmuxn Posr rnnnWKLEIMELDT, both citizens of .djl-"ndson icun ',l State of New Jersey, have nflents in vers for CookingUtensils, of

i w hichitlre following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying draw- --1ng,' forming a :part hereof.

' Inithe ordinary use of cooking utensils it fiutens'iltlieltainforvapors which rise from .is sometimes, necessary to'retainwithin the 'tlie fo odov'hih' is being cooked and it is sometimesdesirable'to permit such steam or vapors to escape. .lVith the ordinaryonepiece cover thet'escapeof steam or vapors is usually permitted bymoving the cover to one side, thereby leaving the contents of theutensil exposed to flies and to foreign substances which may fall orspatter *into' the utensil.

It is the object of this invention to provide a cover which can bemanipulated either to close tightly the utensil to which it is fitted orto permit the escape of steam or vapors but without permitting the easye11- trance of flies or foreign substances.

In accordance with the invention the cover is made in two parts, themain part being provided with an opening or openings and the other partor cap being movable so as' to close or open the passage through suchopenings. 4 g

The invention will be more fully explained hereinafter with reference tothe accompanying drawing in which it is illustrated and in which- Figurel is a top View of a cover which embodies the invention, a portion ofthe cap being broken away. Fig. 2 is a view in section on the planeindicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a partial view insection, showing the cap raised to open the passage through the mainpart of the cover.

The improved cover, which may be formed of any suitable material,comprises a main part a and a cap 6. The main part a is formed to fitclosely the rim of the utensil to which the cover is to be applied andis provided in its central portion with openings a between radial spiderarms a so as to provide a passage for the escape of steam -or vaporsfrom the food which is being cooked. At the center'of the main part a issecured, in any suitable manner, a stem t specification 0t: LettersPatent. Patented 1 Application filed April 16,1914. -Seria1No.'-832,151.I

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or spindle c which is preferably threaded at its lower portion as at c,is formed at its upper endwith a bead or button 0 and is also split, asat c and slightly expanded.

The -cap Z) has secured thereto, centrally, a threaded sleeve or nutcl,- which is prefer-' ably formed at its lower end with a flange d, isthreaded interiorly to engage the threaded stein c, and is also threadedexternally to be engagedby the kn'o bor handle e, the threaded sleeve ornut, the cap I) and the knob 6 being thus securely united so that theyshall. move together. The knob e is chambered slightly above the sleeveor nut d, as at e, so as to receive freely the ex:

panded head of the stem or spindle c, the bead or button 0 beingexpanded so that it will not pass freely through the threaded sleeve ornut (Z but will yield so as to permit.

the cap to be removed, by theexertion of a,

slight force, from the main knob, c-

grasped in the fingers of one hand while the main part a is held by thepart of the cover, so that the two parts of the cover may be thoroughlycleaned when desired. Insthe use of the improved cover, when it is desred to cover the utensil tightly, the

other hand and the cap is then screwed down to close the openings athrough the main part a. If it be desired, however, to

permit the steam or vapors to escape, the operation is reversed and theknob is 'screwed,'carry1ng it the cap 6 so as to.

the main .part of the Egg. 3, thus leaving a. escape of the steamerraise the cap gt; .cover, asshown free passage i'or' vapors but no whichflies and fgreignsubstances may find easy access to tire-utensil. Y .1

It will be desirable that the main art a, of the cover be formed with aconica porving' a space through.

tion'a upon which the conical flange b of the cap 6 may fit closely. Thecap '6 may also be formed with an internal drip rib Z2 if desired, forthe purpose ofdireoting the condensed rnoisture which may gather on thei i side of the cap back into the utensil instead of permitting it torun "down on theoutside of the main part a.

The radial spider arms-e may be formed, if

necessary, with depressed grooves as at a to accommodate the drip rib bwhen the cap is closed tightly. It will be seen that the provision ofthe e'xpandedbead 01 button 0 at the upper end of the stem or dle cprevents the complete separation 0 the 15 v rounded by theconical-portion,v an imper-' two parts when the-knob is'completelyunscrewed from the stem or spindle and therefore enables the cover to belifted, although the two parts can be separated for cleaning, asdescribed.

It will be understood that the improved cover may be formed in 3 variousways to suit the utensil or utensils to which it is to be applied andthat. the invention is. not restricted to'the precise construction shown.

We claim as our inventionzi A. cover fore cooking utensil compr sing amain part provided with a conical port-ion extending upwardly therefrom,said main part having openings within the area surforite cap'mounted. onthe main partend provided with a conical flange or lip ex- 4 T tendingdownwardly therefrom. and arranged to embrace theoonical portion of'themain part, an internal drip rib formed on the czip, .a groove in themain part to accpmmodate the drip rib, a threaded stem ser cured tothe-main part, an internally thread- 25 ed nut secured to the cap andadapted to;

engage the threaded portion of the stern whereby the cap may be movedaxially and set in adjustedv position with respect'to the main part toclose or open the passage through said openings without moving out ofalinement with the openings, the conical" fiange of the cap preilentingforeign particles from falling "or spattering into the utensil when.thecap is opened, almob or handle secured to the threaded nut andi' ifichambered interiorly', and a yielding button at the upper end of thesternad'apted to rest freely in said chamber and to engage the threadednut yieldingly to maintain the two parts of the cover in releasableengagement with'each other when the spindle, is not en gaged by the nut.e

' This specification-signed and witnessed this thirteenth day'oli April' 1)., 1914.

